Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Oh. Sorry.That was my head hitting the keyboard as I struggle to stay awake. It is 8:15 pm.

I'm so tired today. I yawned so much at work my co-workers are starting to think my life isn't as boring as it really is. I don't know what it is, but I'm going to go to bed in a few minutes.

For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Amy of Sing for Your Supper chose Banana Creme Pie, page 342 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. I made 1/4 of the recipe and skipped the pie crust. Instead, I used these lovely ginger Japanese cookies and some thin ginger cookies from Trader Joe's (watch the blog next week for giveaways that include these cookies!)

My pastry cream was a little too cooked and ended up a little "tough." Ah, I need to practice more on the puddings, custards and creams.

Ah yes, 8pm bedtime is the best. Seriously, sometimes I struggle to get these TWD posts written because I'm so darn tired...at 9pm. No shame! Your parfaits look great--I love the idea of adding ginger cookies to the spiced pastry cream.

Haha.. I can imagine your co-workers speculating about your extra curricular activies! Hope you've managed to get some decent rest since. I like how your cream pie has it's own Mini Me. If your pastry cream is too thick, you can always let it down with a bit of cream.

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